"LT" wreaked havoc on and off the field. He even forced Washington coach Joe Gibbs to design a one-back offense to offset his explosive edge rush. Taylor finished with 132.5 sacks and two Super Bowl rings with the Giants. (Sporting News Archives)

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2. Reggie White

"The Minister of Defense" averaged 13.2 sacks per year over a 15-year career with the Eagles, Packers and Panthers. White ranks second all time with 198 sacks. His defining moment was a three-sack effort for Green Bay in Super Bowl XXXI. (Sporting News)

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3. Deacon Jones

The NFL didn't keep track of sacks until 1982, but Jones is generally considered the reason the statistic was invented. Nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense," Jones popularized the "head slap." (NFL Photos/AP)

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4. Bruce Smith

Smith is the all-time leader in sacks with 200, compiled over a 15-year career. The 11-time Pro Bowler helped Buffalo reach four Super Bowls. (Kevin Rivoli/AP)

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5. Derrick Thomas

Thomas finished with 126.5 sacks, including a single-game record seven sacks against the Seahawks in 1990. Thomas' career was cut short when he died in a car accident in 2000. (Ed Nessen/Sporting News)

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6. Gino Marchetti

Marchetti played in 11 Pro Bowls and helped Baltimore to championships in 1958-59. He's best known for breaking his ankle in the 1958 NFL championship and refusing treatment while watching the end of the game from the sideline. (AP Photo)

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7. Richard Dent

Dent won Super Bowl XX MVP honors as a linchpin in Chicago's "46" defense. He ranks seventh all time with 137.5 sacks. He also helped San Francisco win Super Bowl XXIX. (Fred Jewell/AP)

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8. Doug Atkins

The 6-foot-8 intimidator made eight Pro Bowls and won championships with Cleveland and Chicago through a Hall of Fame career. (Amy Sancetta/AP)

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9. John Randle

Randle is the all-time leader in sacks among interior linemen. He had eight straight double-digit sack seasons from 1992-99. (Ed Nessen/Sporting News)

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10. DeMarcus Ware

Ware averages 13.9 sacks per season over his eight-year career, which includes seven Pro Bowls. He had 20 sacks in 2008.
(David Tulis/AP)

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11. Chris Doleman

Doleman ranks fourth all time with 150.5 sacks, including a 21-sack effort in 1989. He was a solid pass rusher for the Vikings, Falcons and 49ers. (Kent Smith for TSN)

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12. Michael Strahan

Strahan set the single-season sacks record with 22.5 in 2001, and he helped the Giants win Super Bowl XLII in his final season. (Bob Leverone/Sporting News)

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13. Kevin Greene

Greene was a consistent edge rusher who had double-digit sack seasons with four different teams (Rams, Steelers, 49ers, Panthers). (Gene J. Puskar/AP)